Joan of Arcadia (TV Series)
Wealth of Nations (2004)
Amber Tamblyn: Joan Girardi
Quotes
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Joan Girardi : I got an A+.
Judith Montgomery : Cool. Do you think I should get purple streaks in my hair?
Joan Girardi : No, no, you don't understand. I got an A+ in economics.
Judith Montgomery : I was within reach of a B. Ish. Purple and red?
Joan Girardi : I didn't even know you could get 105. I'm more than perfect.
Judith Montgomery : I don't really matter right now, do I?
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Mascot God : A+. Way to go, Joan.
Joan Girardi : Thanks. You didn't, like, pull any strings for me, did you?
Mascot God : It was all you. Feels good to do a good job, doesn't it?
Joan Girardi : Yeah. Economics is so complicated, but I just... I got it, you know? Adam Smith, very cool dead guy. He says economies function best when based on self-interest. Kind of gives you a moral headbutt, huh?
Mascot God : It's easy to establish economic principles on paper.
Joan Girardi : Are you saying it was easy to write this essay? "In an economy run by self-interest, the invisible hand of social justice will feed and clothe everyone." Look, she wrote "great" with two exclamation points and a happy face.
Mascot God : What are you going to do with all that knowledge? The trick is putting it into action.
Joan Girardi : It's economics. What, do you want me to start my own country?
Mascot God : Start a little closer to home. Maybe make sure
[yelling through his cone]
Mascot God : everyone gets a piece of the pie!
Joan Girardi : [he leaves] Way to make an "A" a bummer. God!
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Joan Girardi : Find any more treasure?
Judith Montgomery : Just ratty sweaters and some tighty-whities. Who donates old underpants?
Joan Girardi : Look, I don't have enough cash. He's gonna put that thing on eBay in, like, an hour.
Judith Montgomery : Chill. He'll cough it up for me.
Joan Girardi : Judith, it's Friedman. He's the Ebola virus in tube socks.
Judith Montgomery : So? You get to spend more time with Adam, I get to knock the rust off my flirtation skills.
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Bad Stand-Up Comedian God : It's a comedy club. Shouldn't you be smiling, Joan?
Joan Girardi : [sarcastic] Yeah, my life is a Will Ferrell movie.
Bad Stand-Up Comedian God : Well, it's always darkest before the dawn. And if you're planning to steal your neighbor's newspaper, that's the time to do it.
Joan Girardi : Finally, something you're not good at.
Bad Stand-Up Comedian God : Hey, your brother liked me.
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Joan Girardi : I was using what I learned. Isn't that what you wanted me to do?
Bad Stand-Up Comedian God : [handing her a dollar bill] Here. What does this say?
Joan Girardi : In you we trust.
Bad Stand-Up Comedian God : You stopped trusting. You wanted more and more...
Joan Girardi : So money is the root of all evil.
Bad Stand-Up Comedian God : Acutally, the real quote is "Love of money is the root of all evil."
Joan Girardi : Why didn't you just make everybody rich?
Bad Stand-Up Comedian God : How you see the world, how you deal with it, that determines your real wealth.